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The $16.4 million project is set to include technology that will restore power to locals faster after outages.

This will be done to deliver more low-cost renewable energy to customers throughout the Upper Midwest and reduce annual consumer costs.

The funding comes in support of the Enabling the Energy Transition project for Armenia.

Upgrades will include deploying modern grid technologies such as high-performance conductors and dynamic line ratings that enable existing transmission lines to carry more power.

The substation will serve the Berrimah and Wishart industrial areas.

UK, Scotland: SP Energy Networks has completed a £9.5 million upgrade of overhead powerlines in Ayrshire to help enable growth and support the transition to…

The Bucharest substation serves over 73000 clients.

The company is set to construct or rebuild more than 1000 miles of transmission lines and 45 substations.

Romanian electricity and natural gas distributor Delgaz Grid has completed a project worth 37.2 million lei ($8.2 million/€7.5 million) to modernise five substations.

SP Energy Networks is investing around £24m in its electricity transmission network across its service area in Scotland to prepare for increased uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps.

Hydro-Québec selected Hitachi Energy for the Châteauguay HVDC back-to-back converter station refurbishment.

Xcel Energy has proposed upgrades to the transmission lines in Minnesota and Eastern South Dakota in order to reduce grid congestion.

Xcel Energy has completed the $7.6 M Amarillo substation and power line upgrades.

A Putnam County substation will get upgrades to reduce power outages.

Zimbabwe, Harare: Old Mutual Investment Group Zimbabwe (OMIZ) is to invest $21 M into Centragrid Private Limited to support the generation of 25 MW solar power.

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh: Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) has signed a contract for an upgrade of an HVDC converter station in Saudi Arabia.

USA, Louisiana: Entergy Louisiana has completed a $15 M upgrade to a section of transmission lines in the City of Abbeville and the Town of Erath.

USA, New York: The New York State Public Service Commission has authorised the development of 62 local transmission upgrades to integrate more renewable energy.

West Penn Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is upgrading its distribution system in Allegheny and Washington counties.

New England states plan to secure federal funding to invest in upgrading power transmission infrastructure in the region.

Panama’s state power transmission company Etesa has issued a call for tenders to improve load demand capacity in Colón province.

Harju Elekter Group’s Swedish subsidiary Harju Elekter AB signed an agreement with Gävle Energi AB, for the upgrade of the distribution substation in Gävle.

SP Energy Networks has completed an $22.2 M major reinforcement project in North Shropshire that will facilitate new growth and development across the region.

Australia, Melbourne: A 74 T high-voltage electricity transformer has been delivered to CitiPower’s Dock Area Zone Substation.